[DeeJ]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

As Simon mentioned above, it won't be the cables.

Most R75s have poor handbrakes due to a film of rust forming inside the rear drums and acting like a lubricant.--

The normal cure over lets say a month is to gently apply the hand brake whilst on the move. This will have the effect of removing the rust from the drums. The better the polish the better the hand brake will work.

No need normally to have to strip anything down.---

Wouldn't be so sure, without seeing the car. Last one of mine I had to fix (V6 75 Auto) was CERTAINLY a stretched compensator on the front cable piece, and the the same is true of my R75V8 waiting to be done using a Mini R53 one, before next spring's annual check. The adjustment is all used up. Agree though that drum filth can more often be a problem with autos because of the little use the handbrake gets in many cases.

David